Hungarian management in transition : enterprise guidance in an era of economic reform /

"In 1968, Hungary introduced a series of reforms to the central planning system. The goal was to make the economy more efficient by placing decisionmaking authority at the level that has the most information on production and marketing possibilities--the level of the enterprise. This paper examines...

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Main Author:	Popper, Steven W., 1953-
Corporate Author:	Rand Corporation
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corp., [1986]
Series:	[The Rand paper series] ; P-7285
Subjects:	Industrial management > Hungary. Business enterprises > Hungary. Hungary > Economic policy > 1968-1989. Hungary > Economic conditions > 1968-1989. 1968-1989 Business enterprises. Economic policy. Economic conditions. Industrial management. Hungary.
Summary:	"In 1968, Hungary introduced a series of reforms to the central planning system. The goal was to make the economy more efficient by placing decisionmaking authority at the level that has the most information on production and marketing possibilities--the level of the enterprise. This paper examines the situation enterprise managers face and suggests reasons that the changes in managerial behavior that were expected by the reformers, and upon which the reform is predicated, have not come easily. The author argues that reform has altered the terms of economic relations in Hungary, while the underlying structure of relations between enterprise managers and their superiors has not changed enough to allow the new system to function as intended."--Rand abstracts.